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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
GREENVILLE DIVISION
JOHN HOLLMAN, on behalf of himself and
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Case No.:
all others similarly situated,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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COMPLAINT
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(Jury Trial Demanded)
TLC LASIK Centers:
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CLASS ACTION
TLC The Laser Eye Center (Institute), Inc.;
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TLC The Laser Center (Carolina), Inc.;
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TLC The Laser Center (Madison), Inc.;
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TLC The Laser Center (Institute), Inc.
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d/b/a TLC Denver; TLC The Laser Center
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(Institute), Inc. d/b/a TLC Atlanta;
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TLC Laser Eye Centers Oklahoma City;
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TLC The Laser Center (Tri-Cities), Inc.;
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TLC The Laser Center (Massachusetts), Inc.;
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TLC The Laser Center (Brea), Inc.; TLC Laser
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Eye Centers Cleveland; TLC Laser Eye Centers
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Columbus; TLC The Laser Center
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(Boca Raton), Inc.; TLC Laser Eye Centers
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(Pittsburgh); TLC Laser Eye Centers (Fargo);
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Valley Laser Eye Center, LLC; TLC The Laser
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Center (Institute), Inc. d/b/a TLC Manhattan;
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TLC The Laser Center (Institute), Inc. d/b/a
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TLC Garden City; TLC The Laser Center
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(Institute), Inc. d/b/a TLC Torrance; TLC The
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Laser Center (Northeast), Inc. d/b/a
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TLC North Jersey; TLC Laser EyeCenters Tulsa;
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TLC Laser Center (Northeast), Inc. d/b/a
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TLC Rockville; TLC The Laser Center (Institute)
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Inc. d/b/a TLC White Plains; TLC Midwest Eye
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Laser Center, Inc. d/b/a TLC Chicagoland;
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TLC The Laser Center (Northeast), Inc. d/b/a
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TLC Big Sky; TLC The Laser Center (Institute),
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Inc. d/b/a TLC Charleston; TLC The Laser
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Center (Institute), Inc. d/b/a TLC San Antonio;
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TLC Laser Eye Centers Edina; TLC The Laser
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Center (Indiana), LLC; TLC The Laser Center
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(Institute), d/b/a TLC Ft. Lauderdale; TLC The
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Laser Center (Institute), d/b/a TLC Tampa;
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6:10-685-RBH
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TLC Clinical Directors:
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Jo Angeles, O.D.; Kristen Brown, O.D.;
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E. Edward Carmen, O.D.; Phillip Cuva, O.D.;
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Despina Fikaris, O.D.; J. Christopher Freeman,
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O.D.; Jeffrey J. Genos, O.D.; Lee Ann Gertz,
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O.D.; Rhonda Kerzner, O.D.; David Kohler,
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O.D.; William Bruce Laurie, Jr., O.D.; Michael
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Mariano, O.D.; Elizabeth M. McLemore, O.D.;
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Melissa Melott, O.D.; Andrew S. Morgenstern,
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O.D.; Debbie Pian, O.D.; Mary J. Rauch, O.D.;
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Carl J. Roth, O.D.; Susan Shin, O.D.; Stephen
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Siegel, O.D.; Mark A. Slosar, O.D.; Thomas
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Spetalnick, O.D.; Derek Van Veen, O.D.;
) Cynthia Yaeger, O.D.; Individually and in their ) capacity as Clinical Director for TLC The Laser ) Eye Center (Institute), Inc.;
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TLC LASIK Surgeons:
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Jodi Abramson, M.D.; Alberto Aran, M.D.;
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Robert Arffa, M.D.; David K. Aymond, M.D.; )
David Boes, M.D.; Stan Braverman, M.D.;
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Stephen Brint, M.D.; Barry Concool, M.D.;
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Charles Davis, M.D.; Eric Donnenfeld, M.D.;
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Martin Fox, M.D.; David Hunter, M.D.;
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Scott Jaben, M.D.; Jeffrey Machat, M.D.;
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Peter Mogyordy, M.D.; John Oster, M.D.;
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George Pardos, M.D.; Edward Perraut, M.D.;
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Louis Probst, M.D.; Randall Rabon, M.D.;
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Jeff Robin, M.D.; Roy Rubinfeld, M.D.;
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Stephen Slade, M.D.; Mark Speaker, M.D.;
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Robert Spector, M.D.; Nancy Tanchel, M.D.;
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Brad Taylor, M.D.; Gregory Temas, M.D.;
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Stewart Terry, M.D.; Mark E. Whitten, M.D.;
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Larry Womack, M.D.;Wendell Wong, M.D.;
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Jonathan Woolfson, M.D.;
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TLC Management
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Brian Andrew, Esq.; Stacey Anne Lerum;
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Bob May, Esq.; John Potter, M.D.,
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Defendants.
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1 TLC Vision Corp has not been sued as named defendant in this case due, in whole
or in part, to the automatic stay of 11 U.S.C. §362 arising out of their Chapter 11 cases pending in the United State Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Plaintiffs presently intend to move the Bankruptcy Court for relief from that stay in order to amend the Complaint in this case to include the parent corporations as named defendants and proceed against them at that time. Currently, though, the automatic stay is in effect and nothing in this Complaint or any other document filed by Plaintiffs is intended or shall be deemed to be an action against the corporate parent debtors, their bankruptcy estates, or their property or property of their estates.
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The Plaintiff, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, allege upon information
and belief as follows:
Parties and Jurisdiction
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Plaintiff John Hollman is a citizen and resident of the County of Beaufort, State of
South Carolina.
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That the Defendants TLC LASIK Centers as listed above, (hereinafter collectively referred to as TLC LASIK Centers) are corporations organized and existing under the laws of various states within the United States who individually and through their respective agents, servants, employees, and/or in combination with independent contractor surgeons perform 1) ophthalmology, 2) optometry, and 3) LASIK surgery; that further the LASIK Eye Centers are, upon information and belief, direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of TLC Vision Corporation1 through which TLC Vision Corp operates and conducts the business described above.
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That the Defendants TLC Clinical Directors as listed above (hereinafter collectively referred to as Clinical Directors) are doing business in the TLC LASIK Centers using and operating equipment owned, upon information and belief, by the TLC LASIK Centers and, upon information and belief, engaging in doctor patient relationships with patients of TLC LASIK Centers; that further, TLC Clinical Directors are optometrists licensed and residing in the various states of the United States, including South Carolina.
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That all TLC LASIK Surgeons as listed above (hereinafter collectively referred to as
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